Grand Prairie, Texas
city in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties in Texas, United States
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County, Tarrant County, Ellis County in the state of Texas. It is a rather big city with a population of 196,100 people in 2020.[2] Grand Prairie is part of a bigger region known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex made up of Dallas and Fort Worth and their suburbs or cities outside of them.
Grand Prairie, Texas | |
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Nickname: "G.P." | |
![]() Location of Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas | |
Coordinates: 32°42′55″N 97°1′1″W / 32.71528°N 97.01694°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Counties | Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis |
Incorporated as Dechman | 1863 |
Incorporated as Grand Prairie | 1909 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
Area | |
• City | 81.47 sq mi (210.99 km2) |
• Land | 72.57 sq mi (187.95 km2) |
• Water | 8.90 sq mi (23.05 km2) |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
Population | |
• City | 196,100 |
• Rank | US: 122nd |
• Density | 2,680.91/sq mi (1,035.10/km2) |
• Urban | 5,121,892 (6th) |
• Metro | 6,810,913 (4th) |
• Demonym | Grand Prairian |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 75050-75054 |
Area code(s) | 682,817, 214, 469, 945, 972 |
FIPS code | 48-30464[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1336802[4] |
Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand Prairie city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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